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Vocabulaire du module 9

ma maison d’enfance	my childhood home
la maison de mon enfance	the house/home of my childhood
chez moi quand j’étais enfant	my home when I was a child
l’imparfait	the imperfect tense
le passé composé	the passé composé / compound past
j’aimais	I liked / I used to like
tu aimais	you liked / you used to like
il aimait	he liked / he used to like
elle aimait	she liked / she used to like
nous aimions	we liked / we used to like
vous aimiez	you liked / you used to like
ils aimaient	they liked / they used to like
elles aimaient	they liked / they used to like
J’aimais lire.	I liked to read. / I used to like reading.
J’aimais jouer au tennis.	I liked to play tennis.
J’aimais regarder des films.	I liked to watch movies.
J’aimais écouter de la musique.	I liked to listen to music.
J’aimais faire du sport.	I liked to exercise / do sports.
J’aimais sortir avec des amis.	I liked to go out with friends.
J’adorais danser.	I loved dancing.
Je préférais lire.	I preferred reading.
Je détestais attendre.	I hated waiting.
Je n’aimais pas faire les devoirs.	I did not like doing homework.
quand j’étais enfant	when I was a child
quand j’étais jeune	when I was young
avant	before
à l’époque	at the time / back then
tous les jours	every day
souvent	often
d’habitude	usually
le week-end	on weekends
après l’école	after school
Tu aimais faire quoi avant ?	What did you like to do before?
Qu’est-ce que tu aimais faire avant ?	What did you like to do before?
C’était comment ?	What was it like?
c’était	it was
ce n’était pas	it was not
j’étais	I was
tu étais	you were
il était	he was / it was
elle était	she was / it was
nous étions	we were
vous étiez	you were
ils étaient	they were
elles étaient	they were
Ma maison était petite.	My house was small.
Ma maison était grande.	My house was big.
Mon quartier était calme.	My neighbourhood was calm.
La rue était tranquille.	The street was quiet.
La cuisine était moderne.	The kitchen was modern.
Le jardin était beau.	The garden was beautiful.
Ma chambre était confortable.	My bedroom was comfortable.
J’étais timide.	I was shy.
J’étais calme.	I was calm.
J’étais curieux.	I was curious, masculine.
J’étais curieuse.	I was curious, feminine.
Il était gentil.	He was kind.
Elle était gentille.	She was kind.
Mon frère était drôle.	My brother was funny.
Ma sœur était sérieuse.	My sister was serious.
petit	small / short, masculine
petite	small / short, feminine
grand	big / tall, masculine
grande	big / tall, feminine
calme	calm
tranquille	quiet / peaceful
intéressant	interesting, masculine
intéressante	interesting, feminine
difficile	difficult
facile	easy
beau	beautiful, masculine
belle	beautiful, feminine
bon	good, masculine
bonne	good, feminine
ennuyeux	boring, masculine
ennuyeuse	boring, feminine
gentil	kind, masculine
gentille	kind, feminine
drôle	funny
sérieux	serious, masculine
sérieuse	serious, feminine
curieux	curious, masculine
curieuse	curious, feminine
Tu étais comment quand tu étais enfant ?	What were you like when you were a child?
parler de son logement	to talk about one’s residence
un logement	housing / accommodation
une maison	a house
un appartement	an apartment
un studio	a studio apartment
une résidence universitaire	a university residence
une chambre	a room / bedroom
une maison de ville	a townhouse
un condo	a condo
un immeuble	an apartment building
j’habite	I live / I am living
tu habites	you live / you are living
il habite	he lives / he is living
elle habite	she lives / she is living
nous habitons	we live / we are living
vous habitez	you live / you are living
ils habitent	they live / they are living
elles habitent	they live / they are living
j’habitais	I lived / I used to live
tu habitais	you lived / you used to live
il habitait	he lived / he used to live
elle habitait	she lived / she used to live
nous habitions	we lived / we used to live
vous habitiez	you lived / you used to live
ils habitaient	they lived / they used to live
elles habitaient	they lived / they used to live
J’habite à Calgary.	I live in Calgary.
J’habite en Alberta.	I live in Alberta.
J’habite au Canada.	I live in Canada.
J’habite dans une maison.	I live in a house.
J’habite dans un appartement.	I live in an apartment.
J’habite avec ma famille.	I live with my family.
J’habite seul.	I live alone, masculine speaker.
J’habite seule.	I live alone, feminine speaker.
J’habite avec mes parents.	I live with my parents.
J’habite avec un colocataire.	I live with a roommate, masculine.
J’habite avec une colocataire.	I live with a roommate, feminine.
J’habite avec des colocataires.	I live with roommates.
Mon appartement est petit.	My apartment is small.
Mon logement est confortable.	My place is comfortable.
Ma chambre est calme.	My room is quiet.
L’immeuble est moderne.	The building is modern.
Le quartier est tranquille.	The neighbourhood is peaceful.
J’habitais dans une maison.	I used to live in a house.
J’habitais dans un appartement.	I used to live in an apartment.
J’habitais avec ma famille.	I used to live with my family.
Tu habites où ?	Where do you live?
Vous habitez où ?	Where do you live? formal or plural
Tu habites avec qui ?	Who do you live with?
Ton logement est comment ?	What is your place like?
Ta maison d’enfance était comment ?	What was your childhood home like?
le comparatif	the comparative
le superlatif	the superlative
plus… que	more… than
moins… que	less… than
aussi… que	as… as
le plus	the most, masculine singular
la plus	the most, feminine singular
les plus	the most, plural
le moins	the least, masculine singular
la moins	the least, feminine singular
les moins	the least, plural
plus grand que	bigger / taller than
plus grande que	bigger / taller than, feminine
moins cher que	less expensive than / cheaper than
moins chère que	less expensive than / cheaper than, feminine
aussi calme que	as calm as
aussi confortable que	as comfortable as
Ma maison est plus grande que ton appartement.	My house is bigger than your apartment.
Cette chambre est moins confortable que ma chambre.	This room is less comfortable than my room.
Mon quartier est aussi calme que ton quartier.	My neighbourhood is as calm as your neighbourhood.
C’est la plus grande maison.	It is the biggest house.
C’est le plus grand appartement.	It is the biggest apartment.
C’est la chambre la moins chère.	It is the least expensive room.
C’est le quartier le moins bruyant.	It is the least noisy neighbourhood.
bon	good, masculine
bonne	good, feminine
meilleur	better / best, masculine
meilleure	better / best, feminine
meilleur que	better than, masculine
meilleure que	better than, feminine
le meilleur	the best, masculine
la meilleure	the best, feminine
Ce café est meilleur que l’autre café.	This café is better than the other café.
C’est le meilleur restaurant.	It is the best restaurant.
bruyant	noisy, masculine
bruyante	noisy, feminine
moderne	modern
ancien	old / former, masculine
ancienne	old / former, feminine
confortable	comfortable
pratique	convenient / practical
cher	expensive, masculine
chère	expensive, feminine
une habitude	a habit
les habitudes au passé	habits in the past
tous les matins	every morning
tous les soirs	every evening
parfois	sometimes
rarement	rarely
Je jouais dehors.	I used to play outside.
Je regardais des dessins animés.	I used to watch cartoons.
Je faisais mes devoirs.	I used to do my homework.
J’allais à l’école à pied.	I used to go to school on foot.
Je dormais tôt.	I used to sleep early.
je parlais	I spoke / I used to speak
tu parlais	you spoke / you used to speak
il parlait	he spoke / he used to speak
elle parlait	she spoke / she used to speak
nous parlions	we spoke / we used to speak
vous parliez	you spoke / you used to speak
ils parlaient	they spoke / they used to speak
elles parlaient	they spoke / they used to speak
j’allais	I went / I used to go
je faisais	I did / I used to do
je prenais	I took / I used to have
je regardais	I watched / I used to watch
j’écoutais	I listened / I used to listen
je jouais	I played / I used to play
je lisais	I read / I used to read
je dormais	I slept / I used to sleep
je sortais	I went out / I used to go out
j’étudiais	I studied / I used to study
Tu jouais dehors souvent ?	Did you often play outside?
Tu regardais la télé le matin ?	Did you use to watch TV in the morning?
Tu faisais du sport à l’époque ?	Did you use to exercise back then?
les actions en cours	ongoing actions
les situations en cours	ongoing situations
pendant que	while
quand	when
à ce moment-là	at that moment
ce jour-là	that day
Je regardais un film.	I was watching a movie.
Je faisais mes devoirs.	I was doing my homework.
Elle lisait un livre.	She was reading a book.
Il pleuvait.	It was raining.
Il faisait froid.	It was cold.
Il faisait beau.	The weather was nice.
Nous étions à la maison.	We were at home.
Nous étions en classe.	We were in class.
Pendant que j’étudiais, mon frère dormait.	While I was studying, my brother was sleeping.
Je regardais un film quand mon ami est arrivé.	I was watching a movie when my friend arrived.
Il pleuvait quand je suis sorti.	It was raining when I went out.
le passé composé ou l’imparfait	the passé composé or the imparfait
une action terminée	a completed action
une description	a description
une situation	a situation
une action habituelle	a habitual action
une action en cours	an ongoing action
une information de fond	background information
soudain	suddenly
tout à coup	all of a sudden
Hier, j’ai étudié.	Yesterday, I studied.
J’ai mangé au restaurant.	I ate at the restaurant.
Je suis allé au cinéma.	I went to the movie theater, masculine speaker.
Elle a acheté un café.	She bought a coffee.
Ils sont sortis hier soir.	They went out last night.
J’étais fatigué.	I was tired, masculine speaker.
J’étais fatiguée.	I was tired, feminine speaker.
Tout à coup, il est parti.	All of a sudden, he left.

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